IntroductionScientific management can be defined broadly as the efforts made to develop appropriate systems in the field of industrial production and organization. In a narrower sense, it refers to the specific principles advocated by Fredrick Taylor, an engineer before the First World War. Taylor focused on ways to increase productivity and reduce waste resulting from management control of the work process. It is important to get maximum output from each individual or machine and it is only by adopting scientific management that these problems could be solved. The main way proposed by Taylor to achieve these goals was the idea of ​​the task, considered the most important concept in scientific management. The task idea was that each worker's tasks should be planned and that workers should be given clear instructions detailing the work they were supposed to do and how to do it. Scientific management is governed by clearly defined laws, rules and principles so it can be used in all social activities. It can be used to manage non-profit institutions, homes, churches, businesses, farms, universities and government agencies. It is therefore important in organizations to increase efficiency and ensure that there is no waste which is a big problem in organizations. This article will discuss the main characteristics of scientific management and how it relates to modern management models. It will also focus on the importance of scientific management in modern business organizations (Hollway, 2002). Characteristics of Scientific Management Maximum Prosperity Maximum prosperity in scientific management implies that there is development in a...... middle of paper ..... .skill in the workplace, scientific management tries to offer excellent service to the public in the shortest time possible using limited resources. This report highlighted the fundamental characteristics of scientific management and its prerequisites. For example, he advocates maximum prosperity in an organization that can be achieved if employers and employees have a common interest. Scientific management is also based on assumptions of predictable market, mass market and welding as natural. Its principles are also applicable in modern organizations where they are applied to achieve efficiency and reduce waste. Many organizations adopt the concept of division of labor because assigning specific tasks to individual workers increases productivity. Workers are also trained to be specialists in certain areas and these are all concepts based on scientific management.